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<p>DFID is in regular contact with our UN partners in Yemen who are delivering the
humanitarian response. Most recently I spoke to the UN’s Resident Coordinator/Humanitarian
Coordinator for Yemen, Lise Grande, on 14 June. We are also in regular contact with
the World Food Programme (WFP) which delivers the majority of food aid into the country
at Ministerial level with WFP’s Executive Director David Beasley.</p><p> </p><p>The
UN estimates that 17.8 million people in Yemen do not have reliable access to food
and 8.4 million people face extreme food shortages. Our funding of £170 million to
Yemen this financial year 2018/2019 includes support to meet the immediate food needs
for 2.5 million Yemenis, and brings the total UK bilateral support to Yemen to over
£570 million since 2015.</p>
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